Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior

Featuring ten new articles by experts in the field, this up-to-date reader emphasizes the ways that forensic psychologists apply psychological knowledge, concepts, and principles on a day-to-day basis. Drawing on cutting-edge research to demonstrate the ways that forensic psychology has contributed to the understanding of criminal behavior and crime prevention, the Third Edition addresses key topics in each of the five major subareas of the fieldpolice psychology, legal psychology, the psychology of crime and delinquency, victimology and victim services, and correctional psychology.